Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 49 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 2024, 11:43 AM AKDT (19:43 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 117 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-05-08 19:43:13 UTC
Depth
89.2 km (55.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.563° N, 167.072° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.8 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ms60 (also filed as ak0245xnw80x). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.